G. True Nelson: Former Deputy Sheriff, Military Officer, FBI Special Agent, and Security Consultant / Private Investigator. He currently resides in the Portland, Oregon Metro area. He is a writer on crime and judicial process; as well as discussing his personal observations on American culture and social mores.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

New FBI Agents are required, as part of their training, to
visit the Martin Luther King Memorial.

A couple of years back the New Agents were required to visit
the Holocaust Museum. I can sort of
understand the Holocaust Museum. The
young academics entering federal law enforcement, lacking what one might
consider a rounded education or worldly experience, may very well find it
helpful to know that the world actually does contain unspeakable evil.

Now I agree that Martin Luther King accomplished much
regarding necessary changes in past social injustice. I would even be prepared to acknowledge that
Martin Luther King was a great and influential man. And, of course, his credited influence and
leadership are emphasized in practically every city where streets and schools
are named after him; and a National holiday has been designated to honor him. Moreover, the next time I am in DC I plan to
visit his Memorial, among others; including the Vietnam Memorial.

However, if the FBI feels that some sort of first-hand history
experience is necessary to their recruits, what about the Lincoln Memorial or
what about Ford’s Theatre where Lincoln was assassinated; both of which I
visited on the weekend and on my own time when I was in New Agents’
Training. Isn’t it just possible that
Lincoln did as much, or more, for African Americans then did King?

Why does it seem like our government agencies stumble all
over themselves trying to be the most politically correct, and the most
demonstrably sensitive towards our minority citizens? When will the time arrive when ‘all men are
created equal’ (under law) as was promised American citizens? When will the persistent, often latent, quotas
and racially tinged preferences be no more?

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

It doesn’t surprise
me that Bill Ayers, former Weatherman and domestic terrorist, is trying to
polish, or should I say distort, his legacy.
It will be a life-long pursuit, doomed to failure. His recent book is Public Enemy: Confessions of an
American Dissident. He got the “public
enemy” right. I don’t plan to read the book. Reportedly, it is more of the same
tripe served up in his previous writings about his escapades in the Weather
Underground Organization (WUO). Born to
a rich family, his failure to be successfully prosecuted for numerous terrorist
acts was certainly aided by family wealth and political influence; as well, I
must admit, missteps by the FBI and Federal prosecutors.

Some will say, this
was a long time ago. For some people
that may very well be true; but, for me, well, I still remember and don’t plan
to forget anytime soon. To my mind,
modern day terrorism has refocused the heinous acts of the WUO, as well as its
many similarities with, for example, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s actions at the Boston
Marathon. After all, there isn’t much
difference between a pipe bomb and a pressure cooker bomb. What’s that you say? ‘Bill and his associates didn’t actually kill
anyone.’ First off, that’s not
true. Secondly, it wasn’t for lack of
trying.

Of course, Ayers and
his ilk continue to harken-back to the Vietnam War, and the alleged ‘criminal’
nature, at least in their minds, of that military operation. There was considerable justification for the military
incursion in Vietnam, but I should save that for another time. Besides, our country called and many of us
went. Whereas, Ayers and his other
little rat buddies scurried around in the dark of night planting bombs without
any thought or care about who might be killed or injured.

When the public talks
about the cowardly acts of some of our modern day terrorists, don’t forget Bill
and his lovely wife Bernardine Dohrn. As
they might say over coffee with friends, ‘been there, done that.’

This is snarky I
know; but Ayers’ photo, with the ear-rings and the haircut, it appears that he
is finally getting in touch with his feminine side. Something the FBI always suspected. What a wus.

For those that were
too young during the Days of Rage and its aftermath, or for those who have
simply forgotten, I’ve attached a FBI document that will give you a feel for
the kind of people Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn et al were (and still are). The FBI Summary Report has been highly
redacted, but you will quickly get the idea.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

At first reading the article (The Oregonian, 10/11/13,
regarding Terri Horman’s legal efforts in the divorce and child custody
hearing with her husband, Kaine), it didn’t seem like anything was particularly
new or even interesting. I read it a
second time and it became more interesting.

1.A psychological evaluation of Terri Horman will be
conducted. However, the evaluator
apparently will not ask about the disappearance of Kyron. The evaluator will apparently be directed to
ask little about Terri’s relationship and lack of custody with her biological child, Kiara (age 4) – which seems odd. Terri Horman’s attorneys will be present to
make sure that she does not make any legal misstep.

2.The Judge ordered that Terri and Kaine’s shared marital
assets be liquidated to cover the expense of the evaluator (presumably a
well-qualified psychiatrist or psychologist).

3.The Judge additionally ruled that Terri must submit
to a deposition by Kaine’s attorneys.
The Judge stated that it was likely that Ms. Horman would invoke the
Fifth Amendment, as was her right. “She’ll
be placed under oath and she’s going to answer what she’s going to answer.”

I think the Judge’s ruling was very clever and puts Terri
and her attorneys in a difficult position.
How so, you might ask? Well, the
Judge has protected himself by appearing impartial while not giving much wiggle
room to Terri.

She may very well pass the psychological evaluation. After all, it has never been claimed that she
is delusional – at least outwardly. The
evaluator apparently can ask little or nothing about the disappearance of
Kyron. And, with her attorneys there to
hold her hand, what’s left to evaluate.

The deposition will, on the other hand, be a difficult
hurdle. It is not going to look good
when the transcript of said deposition continually reflects, ‘On my attorneys’
advice, I refuse to answer that question based on my Fifth Amendment Rights.’ Kaine’s attorney will build a strong case, as well as a narrative, against Terri just by the nature and content of the questions
asked.

Example: Do you have
knowledge concerning or are you responsible for the disappearance of Kyron? Answer:
The Fifth Amendment; which means, in other words that Terri’s answer
might tend to incriminate her in a criminal investigation.

Her attorneys will counter with, at this juncture, they do
not know what crimes Terri could potentially be charged with. Therefore, they are required to advise her to
use the Fifth for protection against unspecified, ubiquitous criminal charges.

The Judge will not buy Terri’s attorneys’ rationale. If Terri refuses to answer questions about
the suspicious circumstances of Kyron’s disappearance. That’s all he needs to know. To give her any sort of unsupervised custody
of Kiara could potentially cost him his reputation, as well as his job. What if down the line something happened to
Kiara while in Terri’s custody? What if
Terri is ultimately indicted and convicted in the murder of Kyron? The Judge will have looked foolish in
granting her custody of another child.
No, the Judge is not about to stick his professional neck out; and
rightfully so.

I’m not sure what the extent of his final decision will
be. He probably will grant the divorce
and some sort of equitable distribution of joint assets. Whether or not he will require Kaine to pay
for Terri’s attorneys, I kind of doubt.
Regarding Kiara, he will grant some sort of carefully structured and
supervised visitation with Kiara, but nothing more.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

I love to read, but usually I prefer nonfiction. I’ve made efforts to write fiction with very
limited success. I have had a couple of
short stories published. I found that
writing fiction is intense, laborious and with few tangible rewards. I am not sure I’m cut out for the solitude
and the required rigor. More
importantly, most, if not all of fiction, seems contrived – which it is – more obvious when you’ve
spent time in the trenches trying to do it.
It’s kind of fun to let your imagination run wild. There is a certain cathartic effect. However, fiction writing requires discipline
in the extreme – particularly if you are attempting to write a novel. I’m more the day-dreamer type.

That said, I have recently finished reading a fiction book that was
recommended to me; and really enjoyed it.
The book is The Art of Racing in
the Rain by Garth Stein. I’m not
sure this book would appeal to everyone.
After all, it's a story that was, for the most part, told by a dog. It is not a children’s book. Does that surprise you? It is, nonetheless, a book that most readers
would enjoy; and particularly those readers who have or love dogs. Warning.
Some tears will be shed in this one.
At least, that is what happened to me.

The author lives in Seattle and there are a lot of
references to the Northwest.

Three Laws for Effective Gun Control

Here are three potential laws that I would recommend for effective gun control:

1) Convicted felon in possession of a gun: automatic three years in prison - no judicial discretion - no chance for parole.

2) Knowingly selling or furnishing a gun to a convicted felon: automatic three years in prison - no judicial discretion - no chance for parole.

3) Theft of a gun, during the commission of a felony: automatic three years in prison - no judicial discretion - no chance for parole - sentence in addition to any time associated with the attendant felony.